In CodeIgniter I've got a view file setup in the root folder, then I've got some Javascript files in a js folder as a sub-folder in the view. I tried doing simply:
<script src="js/jquery-blink.js" language="javscript" type="text/javascript"></script>
But this doesn't seem to work. So is there a specific inclusion technique I need to be performing in order to include my external view requirement files?
By using the URL-helper you can insert a dynamic base URL which you set in the application/config/config.php:
$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/ci/'; // example
Now, whenever you call the base_url(); function, CodeIgniter will replace it with the set base URL:
<script src="<?php echo base_url(); ?>js/jquery-blink.js" language="javascript" type="text/javascript"></script>
This line will then become:
<script src="http://localhost/ci/js/jquery-blink.js" language="javascript" type="text/javascript"></script>
Remember that you need to load the helper like this $this->load->helper('url'); or add it in the 'helpers' array in application/config/autoload.php
<script src="<?php echo base_url(); ?>application/views/js/jquery-blink.js" language="javscript" type="text/javascript"></script> Your methodology doesn't seem to work. But to add application/views/ after echoing out the base_url() inside the view seems to work just fine. Is this good practice though?
public/ will be relative to the index.php file. That's why I used that example. After all, when fetching resources you are not referencing the views, you are references the controller (which calls the views).Try doing a call to the absolute path:
<script src="/js/jquery-blink.js" language="javascript" type="text/javascript"></script>
When going to a controller other than the default one, the browser think you are inside a subfolder.
If you go to http://ecample.org/index.php/controller/ then with your current script link, your browser will think you are looking the JS file in /controller/js/jquery-blink.js
But adding the slash infront of the src path, makes it look in the absolute path.
Try the following.
Set base url in the your config file
$config['base_url'] = 'your website url here'
Add base tag in your html head.
<base href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>" />
<script src="js/jquery-blink.js" language="javascript" type="text/javascript"></script>
If still not working check your .htaccess file
